DHAKA: New Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali took office on Friday morning. The minister entered the foreign ministry by a car with national flag at around 10:00am.Senior officers and foreign secretary welcomed him to the ministry.Earlier, Abul Ahsan Mahmud Ali was minister for

SATKHIRA: An Awami League leader was chopped to death at Parulia Bazar of Debhata upazila in the district on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Abu Raihan, organizing secretary of Debhata upazila Awami League.Witness said Abu Raihan was passing time in gossip with his party-men

DHAKA: Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Thursday signed a loan agreement worth $90 million to overhaul its secondary education sector and build the foundation for developing a skilled labour force.The assistance is the first tranche of the $500 million Secondary Education

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, has expressed hope that Bangladesh would make fighter plane some day.The premier came up with the assertion while addressing at a function at Senakunja on Thursday afternoon on the occasion of ‘Armed Forces Day’.In the

DHAKA: A gazette notification has been published mentioning the portfolio of the 21 ministers and seven state ministers for the all-party interim government to oversee next parliament elections.The cabinet division of the secretariat issued the gazette on Thursday afternoon.According to

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is yet to attending the programme marking the Armed Forces Day on November 21 at Dhaka Cantonment.Party sources made the disclosure to banglanews in the afternoon.Besides, a competent source from the party told banglanews that some leaders,

SYLHET: Four people of a family were chopped to death at Laxanaband union under Golapganj upazila of the district by addicted family person.The deceased were identified as killer’s mother Shamsunnahar, 55, sister Mariam, 22, son Tanvir, 3 and a relative. The incident took place at

DHAKA: President Advocate Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage to Shikha Anirban at Dhaka Cantonment marking the Armed Forces Day on November 21.By placing floral wreath, the President paid tribute to the memory of martyrs at 8:00 am while Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA: A proposal on finding out the way to overcome the ongoing political crisis of Bangladesh is going to be placed at European Parliament, the world’s largest one, on Thursday night.In the proposal, there are calls for formation of a neutral interim government that has the confidence

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi man was beaten to death by inhabitants of an Indian village on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, 28, son of Babor Ali, hailed from Sholmari village under Sadar Upazila of the district.Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-32 Kathali company

RANGAMATI: Three people, including Jana Sanghati Samity (JSS) Baghaichhori upazila unit president and organizing secretary, were shot dead allegedly by United People`s Democratic Front (UPDF) men in the district on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Shashank Chkma Pritish,

BOGRA: The 24-hour countrywide transport strike, called by Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Federation, is underway from Thursday morning. The organization is enforcing the strike demanding the release of its joint secretary Advocate Shimul Biswas, also special assistant to the

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said President M Abdul Hamid permitted her to continue the polls-time interim government to oversee the 10th parliamentary elections.“I have met the President and informed all the matters over polls-time cabinet and he

MYMENSINGH: Two siblings drowned at Panchruthi village under Nandail upazila of the district on Wednesday noon.The deceased were identified as Panna, 5 and Kadir, 2, offspring of Ratan Mia, hailed from Panchruthi village of the upazila.Sources said Kadir fell in a roadside pond and his

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: A platform, consist of teachers, students, officers and employees of Jahangirnagar University (JU) confined two pro vice-chancellors of the varsity demanding stay of teacher representative election to senate.The pro vice-chancellors are professor MA Matin and

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran held a meeting at Ershad’s Baridhara residence on Wednesday afternoon.JP Presidium Member Ziauddin Bablu, also recently appointed advisor to the Prime Minister, told the journalists that

HABIGANJ: At least 60 people were injured in a fierce clash between two groups at Ikram village of Baniachang upazila of the district.The clash started from 9:00am on Wednesday and continued till 10:00am.Locals said two groups led by Kawser Mia and Shamim of Ikram village locked into

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate newly built multistoried building for Dhaka Bar Association on November 25.Dhaka Bar cashier Nazrul Islam Shamim confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday.The premier would also inaugurate foundation stone of multistoried building

DHAKA: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has observed that Bangladesh would be a developed country with middle income from its current status of Least Developed Country (LDC) by 2027.The think tank organization of the country came up with the observation at a programme of launching the

DHAKA: The law enforcement agency arrested Barrister Fakhrul Islam, counsel Salah Uddin Quader Chowdhury, on charge of leaking war crimes verdict against the BNP lawmaker.A team detective branch (DB) of police arrested the lawyer from his chamber in Kakrail area of the city on Wednesday